Monday, December 21, 2009

Top officer, 5 policemen suspended for MP's escape

Vijayawada/Hyderabad, Dec 21 (PTI) Vijayawada Police Commissioner Rajendra Nath Reddy and five other policemen were today suspended after Congress MP L Rajagopal escaped from a Vijayawada hospital and later resurfaced in Hyderabad.

45-year-old Rajagopal, who has been on a fast for the past nine days in support of a united Andhra Pradesh and had wanted to be shifted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad, had fled from the Government Hospital in Vajayawada last night. He was admitted in the Vijayawada hospital four days back after being taken into custody by the police.

Taking serious note of the escape of Rajagopal, who represents Vijayawada in Lok Sabha, the state government placed Reddy, a 1992 batch IPS officer, under suspension holding him responsible for the incident.

"The failure and irresponsibility of police was glaring in Rajagopal's escape. There is suspicion whether the police connived with him.

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